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1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers

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45-37, Finished 4th in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 108.4 points per game, Allowed 107.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 44-38)
Coached by Jack Ramsay (45-37)

Arena: Memorial Coliseum / Attendance: 519,306 (5th of 22 available)

SRS: 1.12 (11th of 22) / Pace Factor: 103.4 (17th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 104.3 (11th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 103.1 (9th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Phoenix Suns

1978-79 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19780 3541 7338 .483 1806 2362 .765 1256 2435 3691 1946 776 512 1658 2187 8888 108.4
Opponent 82 19780 3448 7059 .488 1889 2501 .755 1080 2350 3430 1963 797 422 1650 2206 8785 107.1

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Owens C-F 6-10 215 29 82 2791 600 1095 .548 320 403 .794 263 477 740 301 59 58 247 329 1520
2 Maurice Lucas F-C 6-9 215 26 69 2462 568 1208 .470 270 345 .783 192 524 716 215 66 81 233 254 1406
3 Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 23 81 2454 434 878 .494 210 256 .820 88 141 229 165 102 79 153 181 1078
4 Mychal Thompson C-F 6-10 226 24 73 2144 460 938 .490 154 269 .572 198 406 604 176 67 134 205 270 1074
5 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 25 64 1967 402 886 .454 172 221 .778 32 117 149 325 114 24 223 199 976
6 Dave Twardzik G 6-1 175 28 64 1570 203 381 .533 261 299 .873 39 80 119 176 84 4 127 185 667
7 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 23 80 1828 246 549 .448 122 158 .772 145 199 344 103 86 23 93 166 614
8 Larry Steele G-F 6-5 180 29 72 1488 203 483 .420 112 136 .824 58 113 171 142 74 10 96 208 518
9 Bob Gross F-G 6-6 200 25 53 1441 209 443 .472 96 119 .807 106 144 250 184 70 47 121 161 514
10 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 22 74 794 102 217 .470 36 74 .486 83 143 226 78 23 36 65 121 240
11 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 30 23 278 33 74 .446 17 21 .810 16 23 39 33 10 3 16 18 83
12 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 18 160 30 54 .556 8 15 .533 10 27 37 15 7 6 17 27 68
13 Kim Anderson F 6-7 200 23 21 224 24 77 .312 15 28 .536 17 28 45 15 4 5 22 42 63
14 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 25 13 131 23 44 .523 12 17 .706 7 6 13 17 10 1 14 19 58
15 Lloyd Neal C-F 6-7 225 28 4 48 4 11 .364 1 1 1.000 2 7 9 1 0 1 6 7 9

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Maurice Lucas F-C 6-9 215 26 69 35.7 8.2 17.5 .470 3.9 5.0 .783 2.8 7.6 10.4 3.1 1.0 1.2 3.4 3.7 20.4
2 Tom Owens C-F 6-10 215 29 82 34.0 7.3 13.4 .548 3.9 4.9 .794 3.2 5.8 9.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 3.0 4.0 18.5
3 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 25 64 30.7 6.3 13.8 .454 2.7 3.5 .778 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.1 1.8 0.4 3.5 3.1 15.3
4 Mychal Thompson C-F 6-10 226 24 73 29.4 6.3 12.8 .490 2.1 3.7 .572 2.7 5.6 8.3 2.4 0.9 1.8 2.8 3.7 14.7
5 Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 23 81 30.3 5.4 10.8 .494 2.6 3.2 .820 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.9 2.2 13.3
6 Dave Twardzik G 6-1 175 28 64 24.5 3.2 6.0 .533 4.1 4.7 .873 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.8 1.3 0.1 2.0 2.9 10.4
7 Bob Gross F-G 6-6 200 25 53 27.2 3.9 8.4 .472 1.8 2.2 .807 2.0 2.7 4.7 3.5 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.0 9.7
8 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 23 80 22.9 3.1 6.9 .448 1.5 2.0 .772 1.8 2.5 4.3 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.1 7.7
9 Larry Steele G-F 6-5 180 29 72 20.7 2.8 6.7 .420 1.6 1.9 .824 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.9 7.2
10 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 25 13 10.1 1.8 3.4 .523 0.9 1.3 .706 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.1 1.5 4.5
11 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 18 8.9 1.7 3.0 .556 0.4 0.8 .533 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.8
12 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 30 23 12.1 1.4 3.2 .446 0.7 0.9 .810 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.8 3.6
13 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 22 74 10.7 1.4 2.9 .470 0.5 1.0 .486 1.1 1.9 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.6 3.2
14 Kim Anderson F 6-7 200 23 21 10.7 1.1 3.7 .312 0.7 1.3 .536 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.0 3.0
15 Lloyd Neal C-F 6-7 225 28 4 12.0 1.0 2.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Maurice Lucas F-C 6-9 215 26 69 2462 8.3 17.7 .470 3.9 5.0 .783 2.8 7.7 10.5 3.1 1.0 1.2 3.4 3.7 20.6
2 Tom Owens C-F 6-10 215 29 82 2791 7.7 14.1 .548 4.1 5.2 .794 3.4 6.2 9.5 3.9 0.8 0.7 3.2 4.2 19.6
3 Mychal Thompson C-F 6-10 226 24 73 2144 7.7 15.8 .490 2.6 4.5 .572 3.3 6.8 10.1 3.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.5 18.0
4 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 25 64 1967 7.4 16.2 .454 3.1 4.0 .778 0.6 2.1 2.7 5.9 2.1 0.4 4.1 3.6 17.9
5 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 25 13 131 6.3 12.1 .523 3.3 4.7 .706 1.9 1.6 3.6 4.7 2.7 0.3 3.8 5.2 15.9
6 Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 23 81 2454 6.4 12.9 .494 3.1 3.8 .820 1.3 2.1 3.4 2.4 1.5 1.2 2.2 2.7 15.8
7 Dave Twardzik G 6-1 175 28 64 1570 4.7 8.7 .533 6.0 6.9 .873 0.9 1.8 2.7 4.0 1.9 0.1 2.9 4.2 15.3
8 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 18 160 6.8 12.2 .556 1.8 3.4 .533 2.3 6.1 8.3 3.4 1.6 1.4 3.8 6.1 15.3
9 Bob Gross F-G 6-6 200 25 53 1441 5.2 11.1 .472 2.4 3.0 .807 2.6 3.6 6.2 4.6 1.7 1.2 3.0 4.0 12.8
10 Larry Steele G-F 6-5 180 29 72 1488 4.9 11.7 .420 2.7 3.3 .824 1.4 2.7 4.1 3.4 1.8 0.2 2.3 5.0 12.5
11 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 23 80 1828 4.8 10.8 .448 2.4 3.1 .772 2.9 3.9 6.8 2.0 1.7 0.5 1.8 3.3 12.1
12 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 22 74 794 4.6 9.8 .470 1.6 3.4 .486 3.8 6.5 10.2 3.5 1.0 1.6 2.9 5.5 10.9
13 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 30 23 278 4.3 9.6 .446 2.2 2.7 .810 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.3 1.3 0.4 2.1 2.3 10.7
14 Kim Anderson F 6-7 200 23 21 224 3.9 12.4 .312 2.4 4.5 .536 2.7 4.5 7.2 2.4 0.6 0.8 3.5 6.8 10.1
15 Lloyd Neal C-F 6-7 225 28 4 48 3.0 8.2 .364 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.5 5.2 6.8 0.7 0.0 0.7 4.5 5.2 6.8

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Tom Owens C-F 6-10 215 29 82 2791 19.9 .597 .548 10.3 19.2 14.7 15.9 1.0 1.2 16.3 21.5 115 104 21.7 9.2 31 8 11.5
2 Maurice Lucas F-C 6-9 215 26 69 2462 18.4 .517 .470 8.6 24.0 16.2 13.1 1.2 1.8 14.6 25.5 103 101 8.4 10.2 19 14 2.5
3 Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 23 81 2454 14.2 .544 .494 3.9 6.5 5.2 9.4 1.9 1.8 13.4 18.4 108 105 9.6 7.1 17 11 3.0
4 Dave Twardzik G 6-1 175 28 64 1570 14.9 .651 .533 2.7 5.7 4.2 14.6 2.5 0.1 19.9 16.1 118 105 10.8 4.4 15 5 5.0
5 Mychal Thompson C-F 6-10 226 24 73 2144 17.0 .508 .490 10.1 21.3 15.7 12.1 1.5 3.5 16.3 23.2 99 100 3.4 9.8 13 14 -0.5
6 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 23 80 1828 12.3 .496 .448 8.7 12.3 10.5 7.4 2.2 0.7 13.1 15.3 105 103 4.9 6.1 11 9 1.0
7 Bob Gross F-G 6-6 200 25 53 1441 14.0 .519 .472 8.1 11.2 9.6 17.0 2.3 1.8 19.6 16.9 103 103 3.5 5.3 9 8 0.5
8 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 25 64 1967 14.0 .496 .454 1.8 6.7 4.2 23.9 2.7 0.7 18.5 24.2 96 104 0.6 6.3 7 19 -6.0
9 Larry Steele G-F 6-5 180 29 72 1488 10.1 .477 .420 4.3 8.5 6.4 12.6 2.3 0.4 15.0 16.9 99 104 1.6 4.5 6 10 -2.0
10 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 22 74 794 12.1 .481 .470 11.5 20.3 15.8 12.8 1.3 2.5 20.7 15.6 97 101 0.3 3.3 3 5 -1.0
11 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 18 160 14.1 .561 .556 6.9 19.0 12.8 13.2 2.0 2.1 21.9 19.1 99 101 0.2 0.7 1 1 0.0
12 Willie Smith G 6-2 170 25 13 131 14.6 .563 .523 5.9 5.2 5.5 18.0 3.5 0.4 21.4 19.7 103 103 0.4 0.5 1 1 0.0
13 Kim Anderson F 6-7 200 23 21 224 3.0 .353 .312 8.3 14.1 11.2 8.5 0.8 1.3 19.8 19.6 75 105 0.0 0.6 1 4 -1.5
14 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 30 23 278 11.9 .499 .446 6.3 9.3 7.8 15.3 1.7 0.6 16.1 14.1 106 105 0.8 0.7 1 1 0.0
15 Lloyd Neal C-F 6-7 225 28 4 48 -0.6 .393 .364 4.6 16.4 10.4 2.6 0.0 1.2 34.4 14.3 61 106 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Mychal Thompson C-F 6-10 226 24 3 121 27 54 5 10 9 31 6 2 5 5 11 59 .500 .500 40.3 19.7 10.3 2.0
2 Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 23 3 94 22 39 9 13 4 11 8 1 9 5 7 53 .564 .692 31.3 17.7 3.7 2.7
3 Larry Steele G-F 6-5 180 29 3 73 16 28 8 9 6 11 7 10 0 3 8 40 .571 .889 24.3 13.3 3.7 2.3
4 Tom Owens C-F 6-10 215 29 3 80 15 31 5 8 9 19 5 4 1 7 16 35 .484 .625 26.7 11.7 6.3 1.7
5 Maurice Lucas F-C 6-9 215 26 3 104 14 41 5 7 2 32 18 3 1 11 12 33 .341 .714 34.7 11.0 10.7 6.0
6 Dave Twardzik G 6-1 175 28 3 77 7 14 11 12 4 7 10 5 0 9 14 25 .500 .917 25.7 8.3 2.3 3.3
7 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 25 3 66 8 26 5 7 1 3 5 3 0 7 8 21 .308 .714 22.0 7.0 1.0 1.7
8 Clemon Johnson C-F 6-10 240 22 3 47 4 11 6 11 5 17 2 2 4 7 5 14 .364 .545 15.7 4.7 5.7 0.7
9 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 23 3 52 5 11 0 0 2 6 4 5 0 1 7 10 .455 17.3 3.3 2.0 1.3
10 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.0 2.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Bob Gross $250,000
2 Dave Twardzik $90,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)